In this whole thing that played out like a fucking reality show,
Dream Theater has finally announced a new drummer to replace Mike Portnoy (who’s recent departure also played out like a fucking reality show), the 48-year-old instructor and music theory author Mike Mangini.
Mangini, who’s played with
Annihilator,
Extreme,
James Labrie and
Steve Vai, has a pretty impressive resume of drumming accolades under his belt including two books he’s written on his drumming technique, a handful of “Fastest Drummer” records, and a teaching position at the Berkley College of Music. After a pretty ridiculous and overly publicized (which you can watch elsewhere) try-out session against six other incredibly talented musicians, Dream Theater officially offered Mangini the job. Obviously he accepted and here we are.
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